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TIL that the majority of the time, the “Catfish” is the one who initially contacts the hit TV show MTVs Catfish

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jN9ME TIL about Formula E, an electric car variant of Formula 1. The series includes an 'attack mode' boost to give the cars more power, aswell as 'fan boost' a social media vote which finishes after the first 15 minutes of a race to give the winners an extra power boost
NyK6 TIL in 2013 a female professor attempted to give a public lecture on men’s rights at the University of Ottawa. 30 protesters harassed the meeting with megaphones outside until they were forced to change rooms, at which point the protesters pulled a fire alarm to force an evacuation of the lecture.
PYLwJ TIL On Luther's first visit to Rome as a monk he witnessed pedophilia in the church, saying "I am not lying...they decided that a cardinal should not keep as many boys...Pope Leo commanded that this be deleted" Depressed and angry, he nailed his 95 theses 6 years later.
9wbRQ TIL about John Myatt, a British artist convicted of art forgery, was initially honest about the nature of his paintings. However, John Drewe, a regular customer, convinced him to sell some of his works as genuine. Myatt used only emulsion paint and K-Y Jelly in his creations.
JY4LV TIL Frances Clayton (nee’ Clalin) disguised herself as a man to fight Union side in the Civil War in April 1862. She went by the name Jack Williams. Her husband died fighting next to her in December 1862